The official Twitter account of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central Delhi shared a doodle on Friday to remind people about the importance of wearing masks. The artwork, which featured coronavirus and human beings, was inspired by ‘pawri ho rahi hai’, a meme that recently went viral on social media.
“Wear mask to protect yourself and stop the spread of COVID-19,” read the caption of the post. “Thanks to the creativity of the person who made this sketch,” read another tweet by DCP Delhi.
In just five days, the tweet has received more than 2,600 likes and 595 retweets.
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Rajiv Banerjee, who created the artwork, also left a comment on the tweet saying, “This is me @DCPCentralDelhi and that’s my cartoon. Thank you for the appreciation. Regards.” Banerjee is the vice president and vertical head of Corporate Communications at HDFC Bank.
Responding to Banerjee’s comment, DCP Central Delhi said, “Thank you Rajiv ji. Its simply awesome. I am looking forward to many more such informative sketches which can help us win over the fight against COVID-19.”
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Banerjee first shared his artwork on LinkedIn on March 7 to raise awareness about the importance of social distancing and wearing masks.
“With cases rising again in the country and the ‘I don’t care’ attitude at display, looks like COVID-19 is having a #pawri
Guys, this is not the time to be careless. Let’s keep the mask on, maintain social distance and sanitize our hands.
Let’s be a #pawri pooper now. We can celebrate and party later,” he wrote in the caption.
